Do clusters matter for foreign subsidiaries in the Era of industry 4.0: the case of the aviation valley in Poland

• Barbara Jankowska ^[2] ; Eleonora Di Maria ^[3] ; Joanna Cygler ^[1]
  1. [1] Warsaw School of Economics

     Warsaw School of Economics

     Warszawa, Polonia

     
  2. [2] Poznan University of Economics and Business, Poznan, Poland
  3. [3] University of Padova, Padova, Italy

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• Localización: European Research on Management and Business Economics, ISSN 2444-8834, Vol. 27, Nº. 2, 2021, págs. 41-50
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Many scholars underline the significance of clusters for knowledge spillovers and related benefits in terms ofinnovation andfirm competitiveness. The Industry 4.0 technological scenario emphasizes dispersed techno-logically interconnected activities and distributed knowledge management opportunities, while clustersfocus on proximity, which is why many question the attractiveness of the latter forfirms. Bearing in mindthe scarcity of studies on the relationship between digitalization and clusters, the paper discusses how clus-ters may be attractive for foreign subsidiaries in times of the fourth industrial revolution by referring to thecase of the Aviation Valley in Poland as explanatory example supporting conceptual considerations proposed.© 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. on behalf of AEDEM. This is an open access article